
The town below Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes, is the final stop on the train from Cusco and Ollantaytambo. From here, just a few blocks from the train station, you can catch a 20-minute bus up a winding mountain road to the entrance to Machu Picchu. To avoid the crowds, we recommend staying one night at Aguas Calientes and taking the bus up to Machu Picchu before the first train arrives in the morning.
Aguas Calientes is an unremarkable town, and you won't want to spend more than one night there, but there are a number of international restaurants and tourist-friendly hotels that live off the Machu Picchu crowds. There are some nice hikes in the area with decent bird-and butterfly-watching.
Altitude: 2,040m (6,690 ft) Population: 1,600 Phone code: 84
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Other places nearby Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town): Ollantaytambo, Yucay, Urubamba, Cusco: South of the Plaza de Armas, Cusco, Chinchero, Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail, Andahuaylillas and San Pedro and Pisac.

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